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George Mason University Master’s in Public Administration

61 Master's Degrees Awarded
$73,112 Average Salary

The main focus area for this major is Public Administration. For more details on this concentration, visit its profile page.

Public Administration is a major offered under the public administration and social service program of study at George Mason University. Here, you’ll find out more about the major master’s degree program in public admin, including such details as the number of graduates, diversity of students, and more.

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How Much Does a Master’s in Public Admin from GMU Cost?

$16,098 Average Tuition and Fees

GMU Graduate Tuition and Fees

Out-of-state part-time graduates at GMU paid an average of $1,559 per credit hour in 2019-2020. The average for in-state students was $671 per credit hour. The average full-time tuition and fees for graduate students are shown in the table below.

In StateOut of State
Tuition$12,594$33,906
Fees$3,504$3,504

How Much Can You Make With a Master’s in Public Admin From GMU?

$73,112 Average Salary
High Earnings Boost

public admin who receive their master’s degree from GMU make an average of $73,112 a year during the early days of their career. That is 46% higher than the national average of $50,200.

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Does GMU Offer an Online Master’s in Public Admin?

Online degrees for the GMU public admin master’s degree program are not available at this time. To see if the school offers distance learning options in other areas, visit the GMU Online Learning page.

GMU Master’s Student Diversity for Public Admin

61 Master's Degrees Awarded
63.9% Women
36.1% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There were 61 master’s degrees in public admin awarded during the 2019-2020 academic year. Information about those students is shown below.

Male-to-Female Ratio

Of the students who received their master’s degree in public admin in 2019-2020, 63.9% of them were women. This is higher than the nationwide number of 60.4%.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

Racial-ethnic minority graduates* made up 36.1% of the public admin master’s degrees at GMU in 2019-2020. This is lower than the nationwide number of 41%.

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Race/EthnicityNumber of Students
Asian5
Black or African American13
Hispanic or Latino3
Native American or Alaska Native0
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander0
White32
International Students4
Other Races/Ethnicities4

Master’s in Public Admin Focus Areas at GMU

Public Administration students may decide to major in one of the following focus areas.

Focus AreaAnnual Graduates
Public Administration61

You may also be interested in one of these majors related to public administration.

Related MajorAnnual Graduates
Public Policy69
Social Work87
Other Public Administration3

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References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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